Every year Southern Baptists face challenges. This year is no different. Southern Baptists are wrestling over how to address issues related to sexual abuse prevention, women pastors, and the nature of cooperation. All of these discussions are taking place at a time when trust is low and tribalism is on the rise. Nuance is difficult. Yet, that is exactly what …
By Hance Dilbeck The first sermon I preached was on a Sunday night at a small Oklahoma church. I preached on Revelation 2 and 3, the letters to the churches. I delivered it in about seven minutes. It was a train wreck. I’m thankful there are no recordings of that first sermon on YouTube! Through training, first at Oklahoma Baptist …
Join us Tuesday, June 13th, in New Orleans, LA for our annual B21 Lunch Panel at the SBC Annual Meeting! This event will begin at the conclusion of the morning session and end prior to the start of the afternoon session (tentatively 12PM – 2PM). This year’s panel will be held at the Sugar Mill directly across from the Convention Center. Admission will include …
Life on mission is a life of service as worship — worship of Christ through service to his Church. For Baptist21’s Executive Director Nate Akin, that is what the MDiv at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary enabled him to do and what he saw modeled by his Southeastern professors in the classroom and on the mission field. Preparing students for a …
By Scott CharbonneauManaging Director of Insurance SolutionsGuideStone Planting a church comes with a mile-long list of tasks and decisions that can help or hinder the success of your church. Where should we meet? What support do we have? How do we get the word out? Often, benefits take a backseat in the hustle and bustle of planting a church. And …
By Dr. Aaron Meraz, Director of Mission:Dignity at GuideStone You are an answer to a widow’s prayers! Jeanetta Watson served with her husband, Wendell, in Oklahoma and Texas for 45 years. Wendell, a bi-vocational pastor, always pastored small churches that could not pay a full-time minister. Some of the jobs he worked to supplement his pastoral income included selling insurance, …
Why Memorize Whole Chapters and Books of the Bible? by Andrew Davis on April 19, 2022 Recently I have begun a discipleship book with a man in our church. The book is a classic by R. Kent Hughes entitled Disciplines Of A Godly Man. He begins by making a strong case for the essential role of discipline in the Christian life. …
Church planter and pastor, Eric Bancroft, who serves at Grace Church Miami, recently joined us for a 2-part discussion on our podcast. During our time with Eric, we covered his testimony, why he’s a Baptist, encouragements & concerns in the SBC, tips he’s learned on meaningful membership, and much more! Click here to listen: New episodes of our podcast go …
Baptist21 is thankful to be a sponsor for this upcoming conference: Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention (ECAP) has assembled some of the top experts in child protection for their inaugural conference designed to help ministry leaders prevent abuse. Sponsored by Brotherhood Mutual, this one-day conference will be held at Nashville First Baptist Church on June 17 following the SBC annual meeting …
Last month, we were able to connect with Pastor Mike Stone, SBC Presidential Candidate, to interview him for our podcast. During our conversation with Pastor Stone, we discussed a wide breadth of topics such as his reasons for running for president, who was nominating him, his involvement with the Conservative Baptist Network, where he hopes to see Southern Baptists go …
